run by you
The slogan is “run by you”, which is true to a certain extent; the company is open to sugestions and improvements by its users. The main benefit for me is that is an online company only. No telephone helpdesk, no shops; everything is done online. Fellow users help and provide answers, and get paid for this! Not only is the company generous in its cashback when you get people to use the service ( normally 5 pounds for the new and for the existing member), the money earned on the forum can amount to a decent sum; I make just 10 pounds per month, but I know people who make way more ( my all time high was about fifty pounds). Twice a year this payback is paid out, if you want through paypal!
forum
Besides help and tips on the network, phones and giffgaff services, the forum has competitions, banter and very informative section on financial issues. Even these posts will count towards payback! Since I been with giffgaff, I have made more money off payback than I spent on calls!
Rates
The rates outside the plans ( just monthly, they do not have any rolling plans!) is rather expensive in the UK, but cheap for worldwide phone calls, which suits my needs perfectly. Also their data is limited to 6GB per month, but with the abundance of WiFi spots in the UK, this is not a problem for me.
TL;DR
For everybody coming to the UK for longer time, I can recommend this excellent net work. It is now even possible to get a sim card and activate it outside the UK! (accepts Paypal!) Hope to see you guys on the forum!
